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WHEELING – The city of Wheeling and homeless advocacy groups came to an agreement Friday, with the city allowing an exemption for a homeless camp site across the street from Catholic Charities Neighborhood Center on 18th Street. With that agreement, the city also will hold off on dismantling the remaining homeless camps in Wheeling city […]

WHEELING — Delays in the completion of the new $9 million Wheeling Fire Department Headquarters in East Wheeling will likely cause the city to relocate the current headquarters to a temporary location in the coming months until the new facility is ready for occupancy. Progress on the new building along 17th Street in East Wheeling […]

WHEELING — Following the recent announcement that the newest apartment complex in Wheeling will soon be open, city leaders noted that the project will serve a crucial need for housing in the area that will be beneficial on many fronts. This past week, Wheeling Mayor Glenn Elliott was given a tour of The Doris on […]

WHEELING — Work is still progressing on the construction of the new Market Street Parking Garage in Wheeling, although some coordination has to be managed in the coming weeks as the state’s Downtown Streetscape Project has made its way into the same city block. The West Virginia Department of Transportation and general contractor Triton Construction […]

CHARLESTON — With U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin announcing his retirement last month from the U.S. Senate when his term ends in 2024 and most of the focus on the Republican primary for Manchin’s seat, attention is now turning to what Democratic candidates will take up his mantle. Manchin, D-W.Va., announced in November that he would […]

CHARLESTON — With U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin announcing his retirement last month from the U.S. Senate when his term ends in 2024 and most of the focus on the Republican primary for Manchin’s seat, attention is now turning to what Democratic candidates will take up his mantle. Manchin, D-W.Va., announced in November that he would […]

WHEELING — After a lengthy debate over the issue Tuesday, members of Wheeling City Council voted to provide $100,000 in federal pandemic relief funding for The Life Hub’s plans to move forward with a low-barrier homeless shelter downtown. The issue has been met over the past several months with a full spectrum of opinions and […]

WHEELING – City officials in Wheeling on Tuesday night outlined details of a proposed incentive package being designed to help several downtown businesses impacted by the massive Downtown Streetscape Project. Representatives of those businesses attended a meeting of the Development Committee of Council, which met Tuesday night prior to the regular city council meeting. City […]

WHEELING — The city of Wheeling remains on track with its finances through one third of the current fiscal year, despite slightly skewed revenue figures for last month. Members of the Finance Committee of Wheeling City Council met recently to review the October financial report with City Manager Robert Herron. The city manager noted that […]

WHEELING — The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra ushered in the holiday season in style once again at WesBanco Arena, where the popular annual presentation of Symphony on Ice entertained people of all ages Thursday night in Wheeling.